Addiction is regarded as a brain disease because substances like drugs and alcohol have the power to alter a person’s brain chemistry.

Managing and containing the disease of addiction, like managing other chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure, requires a lifelong commitment.

Why call addiction a brain disease? In the mid-1990s, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) introduced the idea that addiction is a “ brain disease.” ...

Why call addiction a brain disease? In the mid-1990s, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) introduced the idea that addiction is a “ brain disease.” ...

The science is settled, as they say: Drug addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. Fortunately, science has developed safe and effective evidence-based treatments for this disease. How’s … ...

Regarding the March 3, “If addiction is a disease, why haven’t we cured it?”: It makes no sense to say that because addiction lacks a cure, it is not a disease. There are thousands of ...

A neuroscientist takes on the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s assertion that addiction is a brain disease—a classification he finds not only flawed but dangerous.

We all know addiction is a disease. It has been so classified by all the authoritative sources. The American Medical Association labeled alcoholism an “illness” back in 1967. The Centers for ...

Why call addiction a brain disease? In the mid-1990s, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) introduced the idea that addiction is a " brain disease." ...

If Prescription Drug Addiction Is a Disease, Why Does the Law Make It So Hard to Get Treatment?

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit ...